Sunday, November 21

This year we're celebrating the 20th anniversary of the release of Mad Love. And in artistic tribute, here is a new Lush poster brought to you straight from me! The image file is big to make it printable for larger sizes, but you can resize it as needed of course. I used colors reminiscent of their first video "De-Luxe" which is the first track from their ep Mad Love. The original black and white photo of the band was dated October of 1990. The poster art turned out a little different from what I had originally in mind, but I think it worked nicely.

Thursday, November 4

Twenty years ago Lush embarks on their first overseas tour, three weeks of spanning half the globe. The tour begins with Canada on the 4th of November, hits both coasts of the US and then wrapps up in Japan on 15th of December.

While on tour overseas, the new compilation Gala LP, a collection of all Lush recordings that was initially released for the US and Japanese market, is made available for a limited edition run back home in the UK.

You may want to put on your shades for viewing this colorful commemorative tour poster , a new downloadable I created just for the occasion. ;P

love at first sight

For a decade they were LUSH, a British band who's music has withstood the test of time. They bucked stereotypes, were reviled by the press, more often dismissed or misunderstood than recognized for their musical genius. Some 19 years after the disbanding, that music refuses to go away, and is attracting a new generation of listeners.

And now, as of September 28, LUSH IS BACK!!!

I can't pinpoint the exact moment when Lush found me (was it by the local college radio, or through my fave indie/import record shop?), but the dreamy melodies struck me down like an ethereal sledge hammer. I sought out theGala album, theBlack Spring ep issued soon afterward, and obsessed over each consecutive release to follow... I've been a jealously loyal follower ever since.

This blog is the latest reincarnation of my humble (and dreadful!) Lush site first published back in '97. Oh well, perhaps this time I can get it right ;P